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Playstyle: Briar Builds

  1. Attack Speed & Execute

    15,231 Games

    Hail of Blades
    Inspiration
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    55%

  2. Attack Speed & Mobility

    14,935 Games

    Hail of Blades
    Inspiration
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    55%

  3. Fighter & Engage

    12,329 Games

    Conqueror
    Resolve
    Stridebreaker

    52%

Pro Briar Builds

  1. Blaber
    Cloud9

    Blaber

    Hail of Blades
    Inspiration
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Taliyah
  2. Selfmade
    Team Vitality

    Selfmade

    Hail of Blades
    Inspiration
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Kayn
  3. Gumayusi
    T1

    Gumayusi

    Hail of Blades
    Inspiration
    Youmuu's Ghostblade

    vs

    Lee Sin
  4. CarioK
    paiN Gaming

    CarioK

    Hail of Blades
    Inspiration
    Duskblade of Draktharr

    vs

    Nidalee
  5. Keel
    FC

    Keel

    Conqueror
    Inspiration
    Goredrinker

    vs

    Rek'Sai
  6. Keel
    FC

    Keel

    Hail of Blades
    Precision
    Eclipse

    vs

    Evelynn

Core Briar Item Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

The Collector
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility

3rd

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Lord Dominik's Regards
Last Whisper
Cloak of Agility

6th

Scorchclaw Pup

Starting

Duskblade of Draktharr
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

The Collector
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility

3rd

Axiom Arc
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer

4th

Black Cleaver
Caulfield's Warhammer
Kindlegem
Long Sword

5th

Lord Dominik's Regards
Last Whisper
Cloak of Agility

6th

Core Briar Item Build Path

Scorchclaw Pup
Serrated Dirk
Caulfield's Warhammer
Duskblade of Draktharr
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Serrated Dirk
Pickaxe
Cloak of Agility
The Collector

Situational

Death's Dance
Edge of Night
Guardian Angel
Sterak's Gage
Maw of Malmortius
Blade of The Ruined King
Mercury's Treads

Summoner Spells

FlashSmite

Damage Breakdown

88% AD

Briar Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
ElectrocutePredatorDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
PrecisionSorceryInspirationResolve
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearPerfect Timing
Future's MarketMinion DematerializerBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityTime Warp Tonic
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Crimson Curse

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Head Rush

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack

W

W

W

W

W

Chilling Scream

E

E

E

E

E

Certain Death

R

R

R

Briar Skill Order

W

Q

E

Briar's Matchups

Briarwinslane against...

Maokai

Maokai

1739 games

79.1% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Rammus

Rammus

2740 games

73.9% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

1425 games

72.7% in Lane

60.2% in Game

Zac

Zac

1815 games

71.4% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Sejuani

Sejuani

1340 games

71.3% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Elise

Elise

1029 games

68.9% in Lane

56.6% in Game

Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump

1393 games

68.3% in Lane

54.3% in Game

Wukong

Wukong

1028 games

67.8% in Lane

53.3% in Game

Poppy

Poppy

1430 games

66.2% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Ivern

Ivern

1178 games

66.1% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

1603 games

64.8% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

4978 games

64.7% in Lane

54.7% in Game

Vi

Vi

2690 games

62.0% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

3262 games

61.4% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Trundle

Trundle

1240 games

61.1% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Warwick

Warwick

1676 games

61.1% in Lane

54.7% in Game

Jax

Jax

1185 games

60.2% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

1001 games

59.7% in Lane

56.5% in Game

Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

1946 games

59.6% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

1111 games

59.1% in Lane

56.3% in Game

Lillia

Lillia

2119 games

58.0% in Lane

53.8% in Game

Lee Sin

Lee Sin

8470 games

57.9% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Rengar

Rengar

1548 games

57.0% in Lane

57.2% in Game

Kayn

Kayn

6417 games

56.6% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Kindred

Kindred

1262 games

56.3% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Evelynn

Evelynn

2413 games

55.6% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Nidalee

Nidalee

1554 games

54.3% in Lane

56.5% in Game

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

639 games

53.8% in Lane

46.9% in Game

Udyr

Udyr

1244 games

53.3% in Lane

55.5% in Game

Viego

Viego

3917 games

52.5% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

2953 games

52.4% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Master Yi

Master Yi

3616 games

52.3% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

1793 games

51.4% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Graves

Graves

5876 games

51.3% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Diana

Diana

2315 games

51.2% in Lane

58.0% in Game

Bel'Veth

Bel'Veth

2333 games

50.3% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Nocturne

Nocturne

5781 games

50.2% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Briarloseslane against...

Karthus

Karthus

1307 games

40.9% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Hecarim

Hecarim

2585 games

42.9% in Lane

53.6% in Game

Talon

Talon

820 games

44.1% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Shyvana

Shyvana

1074 games

49.0% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

4030 games

49.6% in Lane

53.2% in Game

Brand

Brand

1008 games

49.7% in Lane

54.5% in Game

Win Rate

52.7%

(-0.9%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

11.3%

(+2.2%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

43.5%

(-7.7%)

vs last patch

Briar Guide

Key Insights
Briar can still cast any of her abilities while Berserk - she just can't control her movement.
Briar
Q
can also be used on allies and jungle plants.
Briar
Q
and both
Briar
W
's reset Briar's attack timer.
Using
Briar
E
ends Berserk.
Strengths
Excels at skirmishing - especially 1v1's.
Briar
E
's damage reduction and powerful knockback can also be utilized for turning losing fights.
Briar
R
's AoE fear doubles as a teamfight initiation tool.
Weaknesses
Anytime Briar turns Berserk, she can be forced to run into the enemy team, potentially getting herself killed.
Briar has no way to heal other than damaging enemies or using
Briar
E
. Poking her before fights severely hurts her effectiveness.
Briar
R
has a 120 second cooldown at rank 1. Once used, she cannot disrupt fights or find picks as easily.